Скачать или смотреть 1,400 Soviet Tanks vs 100 Western Tanks — The Battle That Changed Warfare

In October 1973, during the Yom Kippur War, Soviet military advisors watched in disbelief as a massive Syrian armored assault collapsed in the Golan Heights. More than 1,400 Soviet-built T-55 and T-62 tanks were stopped by fewer than 100 Western tanks, many of them labeled “obsolete” on paper.

This documentary tells the full story of the legendary Valley of Tears, where Israeli Sho’t Kal (Centurion) tanks held the line against overwhelming odds. We break down how superior training, battlefield tactics, terrain advantage, fire-control systems, and advanced ammunition shattered the myth of unstoppable massed Soviet armor.

Using verified battlefield records, crew accounts, and post-war military analysis, this video explores:

Why Soviet tank doctrine failed in real combat

How Israeli crews achieved extreme kill ratios

The role of night fighting, terrain, and command flexibility

The ammunition and optics that turned the tide

How this battle reshaped global tank design and Cold War strategy

The shockwaves from the Golan Heights traveled far beyond the Middle East. NATO planners, Soviet generals, and tank designers across the world studied this battle, leading directly to the development of modern main battle tanks like the Abrams, Leopard 2, and Challenger.

This is the battle that proved numbers alone do not win wars—and changed armored warfare forever.
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